Evening events, Books

The Olympic medal-winning triathletes will discuss their success and sign copies of their joint autobiography, Swim, Bike, Run.

Dawn O'Porter signs copies of her new book, Paper Aeroplanes.

The former politician, who joined the old Conservative party in 1964, is out in and about in support of her new autobiography.

A showcase for all varieties of spoken word.

Tudor historian, author and MP Chris Skidmore discuss and signs copies of his new publication, Bosworth.

The legendary Mancunian punk poet, who is a spiritual godfather to the likes of Mike Skinner and Plan B hauls his insatiable laconic wit on tour.

• Written by: Murray Lachlan Young

Windswept Productions presents Murray Lachlan Young's verse drama, set to a 1990s soundtrack, in which mayhem ensues when a couple invite their oldest friends down to the South West from London to help celebrate their wedding anniversary.

Vinyl aficionado Steve Drayton plays a selection of classic albums and then discusses them in a light-hearted manner with the audience.

Avant-garde spoken word, film and music fusion night describing itself as 'playing host to the sinister and the sanguine'.

Professor Wouter DenHaan and Stephen King discuss the consequences of the Western world loosing economic power.

A talk from the politician and UKIP about his career, followed by an open Q&A session after which he will sign copies of his book Flying Free.

Traditional fables and poetry, anecdotes and stories from Romanian performers, Ion Caramitru and Horatiu Malaele, augmented with vocals and cello music from Adrian Naidin. Performed entirely in the Romanian language with no English surtitles.

Creative writers of all stripes – poets, short story scribes, script writers, flash fiction junkies – are invited to discuss all things writing, from procuring an agent to overcoming writer's block.

• Written by: Hannah Jane Walker

Poet Hannah Jane Walker and theatre-maker Chris Thorpe examine the moment of dawning horror as you realise the implications of a bad mistake.

A writing workshop suitable for writers at any stage in their career. Each session includes discussion, reading and writing of poems.

The author talks about his work of historical fiction Fields Of Blood, set amongst the slaves, gladiators and foot soldiers of the Second Punic War between Carthage and Rome.

Share the reading experience with a group of fellow booklovers, with an evening of friendly discussion.

Test your literary credentials in teams of up to five members. Please arrive for 5.45pm. Booking is essential.

The novelists discuss McCann's epic novel Transatlantic, which encompasses four generations of women, two continents and three centuries.

The author will be talking about his work, including his latest book 'The Maleficent Seven', followed by a book signing.